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Armenian culture
“Good morning” is “good light”
Translated word for word, everyday phrases are full of poetry.
In the morning people say “Bari luys”. “Bari” means good and “luys” means light: you wish each other a good light.
To ask “what’s new?”, people say “Inch ka-chka?”. Word for word: “what is there, what isn’t there?”.
Did you know? “Bari” is everywhere: Bari or (have a good day), Bari gisher (good night), Bari galust (welcome).
Words to listen to
| Audio | Romanization | Armenian | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bari luys | Բարի լույս | good morning | |
| Inch ka-chka | Ի՞նչ կա-չկա։ | what’s new? | |
| Bari gisher | Բարի գիշեր | good night | |
| bari galust | բարի գալուստ | welcome |
Tap a row’s button to hear the word. Romanization and audio come from the app (Eastern Armenian).
